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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Odisha · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1971Reserved (ST)
Rayagada
Winner — 1971
HIMIRIKA RAGHUNATH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 43.1%UTC 27.1%2 others 29.7%
Votes
8,642
43.1% share
Winning margin
3,201
16.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
27.7%
of 72,466
Rayagada is a safe seat — HIMIRIKA RAGHUNATH won by 16.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIMIRIKA RAGHUNATH | Congress (R) | 8,642 | 43.1% |
| 2 | ANANTARAM MAJHI | UTC | 5,441 | 27.1% |
| 3 | HIMIRIKA RUPUNA | Grand Alliance | 3,059 | 15.3% |
| 4 | JHAJORU JHODIA | JAC | 2,902 | 14.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (27th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 0.7% · max 27.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
27th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
32nd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.1%UTC 27.1%SWA 15.3%JAC 14.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,76,869
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,920 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population28.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.7%
Electricity22.5%
Sanitation11.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.2%
Women literate61.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.3%
Clean cooking fuel28.9%
Health insurance48.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handicraft (Wood Carving)
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